A jaw-dropping brutalist space church seems to have crash-landed in the middle of America.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Its floors are marked by colorful cues depicting Michigan's native fauna.

The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

One of the best views of the city is tucked away at the top of a water tower.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Like your grandma's attic—if your grandma were a little weirder, extremely well-traveled, and had a great eye for art.

This haunting monument honors the victims of 9/11.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Nassau Hall has served as army barracks, a museum, and played a key role in the American Revolution.

This historic mill has been turning apples into delicious fresh cider for over a century.